The onions that we eat are biennials, I believe, and should flower the second year. Over wintering often results in making the period to flowering shorter. I’ve also been told that these seeds are only viable for about 1 year. The North American Rock Garden Society lists many ornamental alliums in its seed exchange. By the way, one of the gardens at UC Davis uses elephant garlic as a flowering plant. Val California in the Sierra Foothills. Zone 8 On Jun 12, 2018, at 3:59 AM, David Pilling <david@davidpilling.com> wrote: > Hi, > > On 12/06/2018 04:38, Linda M Foulis wrote: >> I'm looking for seed of the more common alliums. Allium obliquum is first >> on my list of wants. My seed was too old and nothing germinated sadly. >> I'm also looking for A. flavum, A. karataviense, A. oreophilum, A. >> paniculatum, and A. sphaerocephalon. > > It is possible to grow onions from seed and get a crop inside six months - I wonder if any Alliums can be flowered that quickly. > > I grew Allium cristophii from seed and it took of the order of five years. > > > > > -- > David Pilling > http://www.davidpilling.com/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…